The IEBC chairman now needs more powers so they should not be curtailed, office holder Wafula Chebukati has said.
Chebukati said this on Thursday while answering questions on amendments to election laws as pushed by Jubilee MPs.
The Bill seeks to streamline IEBC’s operations in case the chairperson quits or cannot exercise their mandate.
The Bill notes the chair is the returning officer of the presidential election and is the only one mandated to declare results.
But it says the vice chair should take over should he quit and that should this be impossible, other five members should elect a chairperson from among themselves.
In addition, the commission’s decisions can now be made by half the number of existing commissioners as long as the quorum is three.
